page_title: Ecuador composting method
hierarchical_section_title: Ecuador composting method
caption_attribution_description: English: The compost pile preparation of the Ecuador Composting Method. The biomass being embeded on the stalks of banana (pseudo-trunk) and cover by a layer of mud. In the middle central pale visible. Monte de los Olivos, Ucayali, Peru.
context_page_description: The Ecuador composting method is a common composting practice in the lowlands of Ecuador and Peru. The compost pile is embedded on the tree trunk or banana stalks, with a pale erected in the middle. Organic matter is placed in layers on the trunks or stalks, each layer being covered by mud, or inlaid via different types of organic matter. When the pile is about 1.2 meters high, it is watered and covered by big leaves. After some time, when the compost pile settles down, the central pale is removed for aeration. This composting method is typically done in a small-scale, by indigenous villagers.
context_section_description: The Ecuador composting method is a common composting practice in the lowlands of Ecuador and Peru. The compost pile is embedded on the tree trunk or banana stalks, with a pale erected in the middle. Organic matter is placed in layers on the trunks or stalks, each layer being covered by mud, or inlaid via different types of organic matter. When the pile is about 1.2 meters high, it is watered and covered by big leaves. After some time, when the compost pile settles down, the central pale is removed for aeration. This composting method is typically done in a small-scale, by indigenous villagers.
caption: A mud layer being placed on a layer of organic biomass, Monte de los Olivos, Ucayali, Peru
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